Spiritual Well-Being, Cortisol, and Suicidality in Croatian War Veterans Suffering from PTSD

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 464-473

  Mihaljević, Sanea ^a   Vuksan Ćusa, Bjanka ^b   Marčinko, Darko ^b   Koić, Elvira ^a   Kušević, Zorana ^b   Jakovljević, Miro ^b  

^a General Hospital Virovitica   (Croatia)

^b KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; PTSD; Spiritual well being; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROATIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATISFACTION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VETERAN;

ADULT; CROATIA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VETERANS;

EID: 79955991848     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9383-2     Document Type: Article

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